Stilwell breathed a long sigh of relief, he knew his boss's character too well, the boss was used to it, he had been stationed overseas for a long time, and he had developed MacArthur's arrogant, arrogant, and unmistakable character, he was really afraid of this boss, and in a fit of anger, he ordered all the US fighters to take off, and gave Tang Qiuli a good (.)

Fortunately, such a thing did not happen, otherwise, this must have been a major international sensation, and a fire rush was staged within the Allied forces, and the object of the fight was still the invited guests, and this was extremely unfavorable to both the United States and China, and only the Japanese were happy, and Stilwell and MacArthur's judgment was the same, and Tang Qiuli would never shoot down the US fighter plane that went to escort the escort for no reason.

What's in it for him? What are the benefits? Therefore, there must be a reason for the incident, Stilwell knows better, the young master lamb in the Philippine Army Air Corps usually causes trouble, restless masters, and he has not received similar reports from the gendarmerie, this time, I'm afraid it is no exception, right?

Stilwell saluted solemnly, "Yes, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, I will definitely deal with this matter, and I will give a detailed report to the headquarters on the cause of the incident," he couldn't say more, the top boss was already disgusted with Tang Qiuli who was about to land, and he was thousands of miles away from Manila, as a landlord, he didn't even see a side, and it was rude, Stilwell couldn't help but worry about the future of the upcoming meeting.

This is bound to be a tortuous and difficult meeting, so why do you MacArthur insist on holding this meeting? Stilwell couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied with his boss, and MacArthur looked at his back. In the gray-blue eyes, two cold lights shot out, since Tang Qiu was leaving, he had to obey his own arrangement. Otherwise, if you want to leave Manila, you will be very likely.

I will definitely make this arrogant Chinese pay a heavy price, and after using it, he will become a useless pawn, this is the price of his arrogance, at the same time. Through Tang Qiuli's unusually tough appearance, MacArthur realized that this was an extremely difficult, perhaps impossible person to buy or surrender, perhaps at this moment. MacArthur changed his original mind, and the object of his future support was Jiang Zhongzheng of the Chinese government.

Tang Qiuli was the first guest to arrive in Manila, and if it wasn't for the Japanese ambush on the way, he wouldn't have been willing to come here two days earlier. Under the reflection of the setting sun, the special plane circled and slowly landed at Manila Airport, where Tang Yunfei's escort carrier-based aircraft formation. (.) continued to hover in the air until they saw their uncle's plane. Gliding smoothly on the runway, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Qiuli's formation. Forty-eight fighter planes, like a group of goshawks, circled over Manila Airport, causing countless citizens to stop and watch, and they all discussed, "This is the big man from there?" MacArthur was in his office on the top floor, looking gloomily in the direction of the airport.

In his opinion, this is Tang Qiuli's arrogant expression, is it a demonstration to me? There are only more than 40 fighter planes, if all the American planes take off and take off, it will block the sky of Manila, there is a trace of disdain on the corner of his mouth, he also did not consider that Tang Qiuli is risking being ambushed and intercepted by Japanese planes, and he has come here thousands of miles away, if there is not enough escort planes, how can he ensure safety?

After the special plane stopped, Tang Qiuli walked down the gangway, on the airport, it was deserted, there was no welcoming crowd, no scene should be seen, only at the end of the runway, there were a few American jeeps, which was also expected, after all, he had just ordered to kill the three planes of the Americans, if he had a good face, then he would not be an American.

Stilwell personally came to the airport to greet him, with the lesson over Batangas, Stilwell didn't dare to do any more welcome ceremony, originally, Tang Qiuli is the identity of the deputy head of a country, there should be a corresponding welcome etiquette, but under MacArthur's eagle-like gaze, Stilwell came to his lips and swallowed it back raw, more than one thing is better than less thing!

Stilwell stepped forward quickly, stretched out his hands from afar, and shouted enthusiastically: "Welcome General Tang to beautiful Manila," Tang Qiuli smiled and shook Stilwell's big hand, and said: "Thank you General for coming to the airport to greet you personally, this is the second time we have met," Stilwell replied: "Yes, memories are always good, I can't forget the warm hospitality given to me by the general in Tengchong, the beautiful town of my mother." ”

The atmosphere seemed quite harmonious, Stilwell's enthusiasm seemed to be deliberately letting Tang Qiuli ignore the cold and embarrassing situation at the airport, receiving Tang Qiuli's unhappy expression, Stilwell secretly breathed a sigh of relief, MacArthur's deliberate snub Tang Qiuli's arrangement made Stilwell himself a little uncomfortable.

After the polite greetings, Stilwell's relieved breath had not yet finished breathing, Tang Qiuli put back the smile on his face, and said without anger: "General Stilwell, when I was about to arrive in Manila, something happened that made me very unpleasant, your country's escort fighter group, not only did not fulfill the responsibility of greeting and escorting, but wantonly provoked my escort fighter pilots. ”

"As a result, one of our planes almost crashed into the sea, and what is even more serious is that your fighter pilots made insulting movements around my special plane, and I immediately ordered my subordinates to shoot it down, presumably the generals also knew about it, right? Is this the way Americans, who have always had an aristocratic demeanor and claim to be the most developed country, treat their guests? I want you to give me a reasonable explanation and assure me that something like this will never happen again! Otherwise, my counterattack will be more intense! ”

Stilwell groaned like a toothache, revealing a helpless bitter smile, "Tang Qiuli is really still so tough, even when it comes to our Americans' sphere of influence, he still does not change his true colors, shoots down the fighter of our American ** team, and he also takes the initiative to ask the teacher, this Chinese has too many nationalist characteristics, tough and uncompromising." ”

Sure enough, it was the Army Aviation Corps, and the trouble caused by those young masters and lambs, Stilwell could fully imagine it, and even, their actions and expressions were even stricter than what Tang Qiuli said, Stilwell said very sincerely: "Please rest assured, General Tang, I will definitely give you a reasonable explanation, if this is indeed the case, we will severely punish the pilots involved, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief MacArthur, and the same is true." ”

Tang Qiuli didn't ask any further questions, this was enough, shooting down the US fighter plane, and also protesting and warning in person, the attitude was tough enough, Tang Qiuli also believed that this would never be MacArthur or Stilwell's instructions, there was no need for this, and it was not stupid, it should be the absurd move of the US pilots to make their own claims.

The convoy drove out of the airport and turned onto the bustling streets of Manila, it was already evening, looking out through the car window, the streets of Manila were lit up with bright lights, neon flashing, and everywhere was a deformed scene of prosperity, from time to time there were US military jeeps, whizzing past, drunk American GIs, hugging their faces black and yellow, but their bodies were very hot, and Filipino girls with exposed, plump breasts and fat buttocks were swaggering through the city, and from time to time they whistled to young women passing by.

The whole city is filled with an atmosphere of erosion, red lights, and drunkenness, I don't know why, Tang Qiuli looked at this city full of colonial colors, and a strong disgust arose in his heart, plus, Manila in September was still humid and sultry, and the salty sea breeze blew in through the open car window, and there was suddenly a slimy, wet and uncomfortable feeling on his body.

In western Yunnan and northern Myanmar, although the temperature is also very high, there is no unrefreshing feeling in it, the wind blowing from the mountains carries a fresh breath, and it is by no means like the night breeze in Manila, with a pungent smell of fat powder and suffocating erosion, Tang Qiuli couldn't help frowning, looked at Mei Xue beside him, obviously it was the first time to see the exotic, and he was dizzying.

The hotel arranged by Stilwell is in good condition, Tang Qiuli's entourage has dozens of people, almost half of the floor, and Tang Qiuli's room is obviously the most luxurious in this hotel, obviously, Stilwell has put in a lot of effort, naturally, Tang Qiuli can't turn a blind eye to the painstaking efforts of this American general who has always had a good impression of himself, and he is grateful and polite.

After Stilwell and his entourage said goodbye, Tang Qiuli ate a very unhappy dinner, to be honest, the food in the Manila hotel was very unsuitable for his appetite, indescribably sweet and bland, tasteless, returned to the room after the meal, looking at Mei Xue, who was not tired at all, Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Xue'er, do you want to visit the night view of Manila?" ”

Mei Xue jumped up like a child, on his face, a sweet kiss, Tang Qiuli has his own careful eyes, according to the experience of his previous life, those high-end hotel meals, the name is high-end, but in fact, it is not delicious, if you want to understand the food of a place, the best way is those street food, he is half hungry and half full for dinner today, for him with a generous stomach, it is simply a kind of torture, take the opportunity to accompany Mei Xue to go shopping, fill his belly, isn't it killing two birds with one stone!

However, if you want to make the trip, you have to approve the captain of the guard team, Tang Qiuli took a lot of words, coerced and lured, and knew it with reason and emotion, and the mountain tiger opened Chrysostom, ordered more than a dozen special guards, changed into civilian clothes, Tang Qiuli also took Mei Xue, and the mountain tiger, also dressed in civilian clothes, and went out happily.

On the streets of Manila at night, there was a surge of people, scantily clad girls swaggered through the city, and after walking not far away, Tang Qiuli felt uncomfortable, mainly the eyes of those Filipino men and American soldiers, how to say? Straightforward, with an irrepressible **, this qiē is related to Mei Xue, who is holding her arm and suddenly unaware of it.

(To be continued)(To be continued......